Research Article

Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women

Table 3

Multivariable linear regression analyzed the association of SAD (per 5 cm) and symptoms of depression in US adult women aged from 20 to 80 years in NHANES 2011-2014.

OR (95% CI), value
Model 1Model 2Model 3

Depression
 SAD (per 5 cm)1.5 (1.3, 1.6), <0.011.4 (1.3, 1.6), <0.011.2 (1.1, 1.4), <0.01
 Low (11.8-19.7 cm)RefRefRef
 Middle (19.8-23.9 cm)1.4 (1.1, 1.8), <0.011.3 (1.0, 1.7), 0.031.1 (0.9, 1.5), 0.35
 High (24.0-40.1 cm)2.2 (1.7, 2.8), <0.012.1 (1.6, 2.7), <0.011.4 (1.1, 1.9), 0.02
Moderate depression
 SAD (per 5 cm)1.3 (1.2, 1.5), <0.011.3 (1.1, 1.4), <0.011.1 (0.9, 1.3), 0.24
 Low (11.8-19.7 cm)RefRefRef
 Middle (19.8-23.9 cm)1.4 (1.0, 1.9), 0.041.3 (0.9, 1.7), 0.131.0 (0.7, 1.4), 0.85
 High (24.0-40.1 cm)1.8 (1.3, 2.4), <0.011.6 (1.2, 2.2), <0.011.1 (0.8, 1.6), 0.60
Moderately severe depression
 SAD (per 5 cm)1.7 (1.4, 2.0), <0.011.7 (1.4, 2.0), <0.011.4 (1.1, 1.7), <0.01
 Low (11.8-19.7 cm)RefRefRef
 Middle (19.8-23.9 cm)1.4 (0.9, 2.3), 0.151.5 (0.9, 2.4), 0.141.4 (0.8, 2.5), 0.19
 High (24.0-40.1 cm)2.6 (1.7, 4.1), <0.012.6 (1.7, 4.2), <0.011.6 (0.9, 2.8), 0.06
Severe depression
 SAD (per 5 cm)1.5 (1.2, 1.9), <0.011.5 (1.1, 1.9), <0.011.4 (1.0, 1.9), 0.04
 Low (11.8-19.7 cm)RefRefRef
 Middle (19.8-23.9 cm)1.4 (0.7, 2.8), 0.381.3 (0.6, 2.6), 0.531.6 (0.7, 3.9), 0.30
 High (24.0-40.1 cm)2.8 (1.5, 5.3), <0.012.6 (1.3, 5.1), <0.012.5 (1.1, 5.9), 0.03

Model 1: crude model. Model 2: adjusted for age, and race. Model 3: adjusted for age, race, marital status, education level, smoking status, diabetes mellitus, alcohol consumer, hypertension, hyperlipemia, health insurance, family PIR, and fasting blood glucose. Abbreviations: SAD:L sagittal abdominal diameter; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.